Hattie Naylor is an English playwright whose 2009 ''Ivan and the Dogs'' won the Tinniswood Award for original radio drama and was nominated in the 2010

Olivier Awards The Laurence Olivier Awards, or simply The Olivier Awards, are presented annually by the Society of London Theatre to recognize excellence in West End theatre, professional theatre in London. The awards were originally known as the Society of We ...

for Outstanding Contribution to Theatre. She is a lecturer in stage and screen at

Sheffield Hallam University Sheffield Hallam University (SHU) is a public research university in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. The university is based on two sites; the City Campus is located in the city centre near Sheffield station, Sheffield railway station, whil ...

Early life and education

Naylor studied dance at

Nottingham Trent University Nottingham Trent University (NTU) is a public research university located in Nottingham, England. Its origins date back to 1843 with the establishment of the Nottingham School of Design, Nottingham Government School of Design, which still opera ...

and fine art at

Slade School of Fine Art The UCL Slade School of Fine Art (informally The Slade) is the art school of University College London (UCL) and is based in London, England. It has been ranked as the UK's top art and design educational institution. The school is organised as ...

. She then studied at the Desmond Jones School for Mime and Physical Theatre, and completed one year of an MA in screenwriting at the

London College of Printing The London College of Communication is a constituent college of the University of the Arts London. Its origins are in education for the printing and retail industries; it now specialises in media-related subjects including advertising, animation ...

Writing

Naylor has had more than 50 plays broadcast on

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. Her first play, ''The Box'', was broadcast in 1988 as part of Radio 4's "Young playwrights festival". Her 2009 ''Ivan and the Dogs'' won the Tinniswood Award for original radio drama and was nominated in the 2010

for Outstanding Contribution to Theatre. It has since been developed into a film directed by Andrew Kôtting called ''Lek and the Dogs'' (2018). Other productions include ''Weighting'' Extraordinary Bodies, national tour 2015/16. Her work as a librettist includes ''Picard in Space'' with

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(

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) directed by

Jude Kelly Judith "Jude" Pamela Kelly, (born March 1954), is a British theatre director and producer. She is a director of the WOW Foundation, which organises the annual Women of the World Festival, founded in 2010 by Kelly. From 2006 to 2018, she was ...

, for the Electronica Festival at the Southbank 2012. ''

The Night Watch ''Militia Company of District II under the Command of Captain Frans Banninck Cocq'', also known as ''The Shooting Company of Frans Banning Cocq and Willem van Ruytenburch'', but commonly referred to as ''The Night Watch'' (), is a 1642 painting ...

,'' her adaptation of Sarah Water’s novel, Manchester Royal Exchange, was listed as one of the top theatre plays of the year by the Suzanna Clapp, Observer for 2016. Further credits include ''Yana and the Yeti'' with Pickled Image 2017, and ''As the Crow Flies'' Pentabus and Salisbury Playhouse 2017. ''Going Dark'' was co-written and created with Sound&Fury, Young Vic and Science Museum 2013/14, and her controversial ''Bluebeard'' directed by Lee Lyford and created with their own company Gallivant, Soho theatre, Bristol Old Vic 2013. She has written extensively for BBC Radio 4 notably: ''The Diaries Of Samuel Pepys'' nominated Best Radio Drama 2012, ''The Aeneid'' nominated Best Radio Adaptation, BBC Audio awards 2013, and ''How to Survive the Roman Empire, by Pliny and me'' 2015-2018''.'' She is a lecturer in stage and screen at

. In 2018 she adapted

Alexandre Dumas Alexandre Dumas (born Alexandre Dumas Davy de la Pailleterie, 24 July 1802 – 5 December 1870), also known as Alexandre Dumas , was a French novelist and playwright. His works have been translated into many languages and he is one of the mos ...

' ''

The Three Musketeers ''The Three Musketeers'' () is a French historical adventure novel written and published in 1844 by French author Alexandre Dumas. It is the first of the author's three d'Artagnan Romances. As with some of his other works, he wrote it in col ...

'' for The Dukes' promenade production in Williamson Park, Lancaster; in her version D'Artagnan, played by LJ Parkinson, was a young woman aspiring to become a musketeer. Her works include: *''The Night Watch'',

Royal Exchange, Manchester The Royal Exchange is a grade II listed building in Manchester, England. It is located in the city centre on land bounded by St Ann's Square, Exchange Street, Market Street, Cross Street and Old Bank Street. The complex includes the Royal Ex ...

2016 *''The Diaries Of Samuel Pepys'' (2012) *'' The Aeneid'' (2013) *''Bluebeard'',

Soho Theatre Soho Theatre is a theatre and registered charity in the Soho district of the City of Westminster, and Soho Theatre Walthamstow in north-east London. It produces and presents new works of theatre, together with comedy and cabaret, across three pe ...

(2013) *''Going Dark'' co-written with Sound&Fury * Redeveloping ''Weighting'' with Extraordinary Bodies, 2015

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Naylor, Hattie Year of birth missing (living people) Living people English dramatists and playwrights English women dramatists and playwrights Academics of Sheffield Hallam University Alumni of the London College of Printing Alumni of Nottingham Trent University Alumni of the Slade School of Fine Art